BACKGROUND Splenic tumors are rare. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the spleen is one of the least common primary splenic tumors. Review of the literature shows that a laparoscopic resection has never been tried. METHOD We discuss the case of a 76-year-old man with a 7-cm MFH in the spleen and present a review of splenic sarcomas. RESULTS The patient underwent a successful laparosco...

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma is the second most common soft-tissue sarcoma in adults. After the extremities, the retroperitoneal space is the second most common site of this tumor. A 50-year-old man presented with a right retroperitoneal, thick-walled, cystic multilocular mass measuring 10 × 10 cm that was thought to be a type CE 5 hydatid cyst preoperatively. However, the postoperative histo...

CASE A 72-year-old male presented with the complaints of hematuria and difficulty in voiding for five months. His physical examination revealed a little firm prostate. His testicles had been removed surgically for the treatment of prostate adenocarcinoma and had been given antiandrogen therapy. He had been diagnosed as prostate cancer following TUR-P one and half year ago. In histopathological ...

We investigated the rates of expression of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) in 29 adult patients with high-grade malignant fibrous histiocytoma of soft tissue, using the BMP-2-specific monoclonal antibody, AbH3b2/17, and found that they ranged from 1.9% to 78.9%. The survival at five years of the groups expressing high (> or = 30%) and low (< 30%) levels of BMP-2 was 85.7% and 36.3%, respec...

Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the liver is a very rare tumor. We present a patient with surgically confirmed primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the liver. A 72-year-old man was admitted owing to abdominal fullness and right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain for 1 month. Both computed tomography (CT) and ultrasonography showed a huge tumor located at the right lobe of the liver ...

The authors present a case of inflammatory malignant fibrous histiocytoma located in the left retroperitoneum. The tumor was resected enblock with kidney and suprarenal gland. During the resection the system of retractors called the pillars of Kocman was used which allowed wide exposure of the abdominal cavity. The tumor measured 23 x 17 x 10 cm with the left kidney and suprarenal incorporated....

Sarcomas of the breast are uncommon, accounting for less than 1% of all primary malignancies. Among these tumors, malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is very rare. One case of the MFH of the mammary gland is presented in this paper. A 20-year-old unmarried female presented with a left breast lump. Fine needle aspiration cytology was inconclusive. Biopsy revealed the diagnosis of malignant phyl...

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) can occur as a rare mesenchymal neoplasm of the deep structures of the head and neck region. An unusual case of MFH of the tongue is described in a 61-year-old male. The primary tumour measured 90 X 50 X 30 mm. Treatment consisted of hemiglossectomy in continuity with a supra-omohyoidal neck dissection. The patient has been free from disease for 2 years. The...

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is the most common fibroblastic tumor, but its cutaneous metastasis, especially in-transit metastasis, is extremely rare. We describe the case of a 30-year-old Japanese man with a recurrent MFH on the scalp accompanied by in-transit metastasis, which had been treated as a benign skin tumor 8 years before. The main bulk of the recurrent tumor was located in t...

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the small intestine is an extremely rare condition. It occurs most commonly in the extremities and the trunk. We report a case of a 67-year-old woman who admitted with fever, myalgia, and altered status. After thorough investigation, a tumor of the jejunum was found. The patient underwent complete surgical removal of the tumor. A diagnosis of MFN (undiffe...